at The City of Fort Worth

Pay Rate: $15/hr. – $18/hr.

Do you love working with kids?

Are you friendly and enthusiastic?

Do you enjoy arts, crafts, games, or sports?

If you answered yes, we are looking for you!!!!!

The City of Fort Worth Park & Recreation and Neighborhood Services Departments are recruiting for seasonal positions to work with our 2023 Summer Day Camp, offering Camp Fort Worth and the Mobile Recreation Programs. We are looking for enthusiastic Camp Leaders who enjoy working in a fast-paced environment while encouraging kids to stay safe, physically active and intellectually engaged while having fun. Camp Fort Worth and Mobile Recreation are Summer Day Camp programs located at 18 community centers and four schools throughout the City of Fort Worth.

• Attendance is required at orientation, which is June 5 – 9
• 2023 Camp Fort Worth Program operates June 12 through August 11 and is offered between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
• The Mobile Recreation Summer Day Camp Program operates from June 12 through July 28 and is offered between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.
• Candidate must be comfortable and willing to get into the water for any aquatic related activities and field trips.
• The positions will work between 32 and 40 hours per week (Seasonal Position with no benefits).

This Position qualifies for the following incentives which is separate from the base pay:

• Completion of Assignment Pay You can earn up to a $200 incentive pay, which is based on the amount of days worked while on assignment.

Camp Fort Worth and Mobile Recreation Summer Day Camp offers a great opportunity to make a positive impact while ensuring the well-being of children ages 5-13 by providing:

• Character development
• Literacy programs
• Arts and crafts
• Team building
• Recreational activities
• A healthy lifestyle

The Camp Leader job responsibilities include:

• Supervise children in the following summer day camp activities: recreation and educational programs, structured inside and outside activities and events, arts and crafts, games, youth sports and other recreational events.
• The qualified candidate must demonstrate knowledge of arts, crafts, games, and a variety of sports.
• Develop lesson plans, procedures and goals.
• Supervise activities in aquatic environments.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must be minimum of 16 years of age by May 1
• Must complete tuberculosis screening

Working Conditions:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, walking, repetitive motions, climbing, balancing, pushing, pulling and lifting.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Medium work – Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly having to move objects.